Contents
December 2016
Vol 2, Issue 12
Vol 2, Issue 12
Contents
Research Articles
- Receptor dimer stabilization by hierarchical plasma membrane microcompartments regulates cytokine signaling
Single-molecule tracking and spatial stochastic modeling reveal receptor dimer stabilization by nanoscale confinement zones.
- Polymerization of a divalent/tetravalent metal-storing atom-mimicking dendrimer
The phenylazomethine dendrimer exhibits “atom mimicry,” and its polymerization (and Lewis acid accumulation) is demonstrated.
- Deforestation-driven food-web collapse linked to emerging tropical infectious disease, Mycobacterium ulcerans
Identification of a potential mechanism linking land-use change and the emergence of an infectious disease
- Monkey vocal tracts are speech-ready
X-ray analyses of macaque vocal tract movements show that monkeys’ inability to speak is not due to limitations of peripheral anatomy.
- Dramatic influence of patchy attractions on short-time protein diffusion under crowded conditions
We show that weak patchy attractions markedly slow down protein diffusion under conditions prevailing in living cells.
- Implantable microcoils for intracortical magnetic stimulation
Magnetic stimulation from cortically implantable microcoils can activate neuronal circuits with high selectivity and reliability.
- A single splice site mutation in human-specific ARHGAP11B causes basal progenitor amplification
Single nucleotide substitution played important role in evolutionary expansion of human neocortex.
- Timing of the formation and migration of giant planets as constrained by CB chondrites
Early dynamical excitement by giant planets leads to the formation of the unique CB chondrite meteorites.
- Breakdown of Hooke’s law of elasticity at the Mott critical endpoint in an organic conductor
The coupling of the critical electronic system to a compressible lattice is found to drastically alter the Mott criticality.
- Lowering coefficient of friction in Cu alloys with stable gradient nanostructures
Submillimeter-thick stable gradient nanograined surface layer greatly reduces dry-sliding coefficient of friction in Cu alloys.
- Ultrathin high-resolution flexographic printing using nanoporous stamps
Nanoporous stamps enable flexographic printing with uniform nanoscale thickness and micrometer-scale lateral resolution.
- Three-dimensional Majorana fermions in chiral superconductors
A novel quasiparticle in spin-orbit–coupled chiral superconductors, which is its own antiparticle, as famously predicted in 1937.
- Livestock vaccinations translate into increased human capital and school attendance by girls
African pastoralists’ decision to vaccinate cattle generates significant household income, translating into broad societal goals.
- General and programmable synthesis of hybrid liposome/metal nanoparticles
Programmable liposomes are designed to selectively produce various liposome-nanoparticle hybrids.
- A novel Rab10-EHBP1-EHD2 complex essential for the autophagic engulfment of lipid droplets
A novel protein complex facilitates lipid droplet autophagy.
- Butterfly magnetoresistance, quasi-2D Dirac Fermi surface and topological phase transition in ZrSiS
An unusual angle-dependent topological phase transition and butterfly magnetoresistance were found in the Dirac semimetal ZrSiS.
- Long photoperiods sustain high pH in Arctic kelp forests
In situ measurements and aquaria manipulation show that long summer days lead to sustained high pH in Arctic kelp forests.
- Ocean heat drives rapid basal melt of the Totten Ice Shelf
Inflow of warm water drives rapid melt of the Totten Ice Shelf, demonstrating that this sector of East Antarctica is exposed to ocean heat.
- Designing and defining dynamic protein cage nanoassemblies in solution
Building a synthetic protein structure and new tools helps determine nanoscale architectural principles for designing assemblies.
- Cellular uptake and dynamics of unlabeled freestanding silicon nanowires
Cells naturally “eat” nanowires, paving way for intracellular sensing devices and photoresponsive therapies.
- Extracellular electrical recording of pH-triggered bursts in C6 glioma cell populations
Extracellular electrode recording demonstrates acid-triggered electrical activity in glioma cell populations.
- Solute segregation and deviation from bulk thermodynamics at nanoscale crystalline defects
Atomistic processes governing the high-temperature strength of structural materials were accurately characterized and modeled.
- Engineered feature used to enhance gardening at a 3800-year-old site on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Ancient complex hunter-gatherers constructed a rock pavement to enhance the predictability and availability of wetland plant resources.
- Reactive nitrogen chemistry in aerosol water as a source of sulfate during haze events in China
Multiphase chemistry of NO2 and alkaline matter in aerosol water explains rapid sulfate formation and severe haze in China.
- Near-infrared–to–visible highly selective thermal emitters based on an intrinsic semiconductor
A Si nanorod array enables the concentration of thermal emission in the near-infrared range while suppressing other components.
- Polymer ligand–induced autonomous sorting and reversible phase separation in binary particle blends
Polymer ligands enable the high-throughput fabrication of microstructured particle–based films for nanotechnology applications.
- Syrosingopine sensitizes cancer cells to killing by metformin
Synthetic lethality between the clinically approved noncancer drugs metformin and syrosingopine specifically kills cancer cells.
- Kinematics and dynamics of the East Pacific Rise linked to a stable, deep-mantle upwelling
Longitudinal stability of East Pacific Rise reflects coupling of deep-mantle buoyancy, mantle-wide flow, and seafloor spreading.
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